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| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | August 20, 2026 | WTTW | Chicago Won’t Host 2028 Democratic National Convention | https://news.wttw.com/2026/08/20/chicago-won-t-host-2028-democratic-national-convention | Chicago will not host the 2028 Democratic National Convention, officials announced Thursday. Chicago and Atlanta were eliminated in the first round of cuts made by officials with the Democratic National Committee, leaving Boston, Philadelphia and Denver to battle it out to host the gathering planned for Aug. 7-10, 2028, officials … |
| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | August 20, 2026 | WLS AM | Toll Hike Approved, Largest in History | https://www.wlsam.com/2026/08/20/toll-hike-approved-largest-in-history/ | (CHICAGO) — The Tollway board has approved the largest toll hike in state history. With a vote of 8-0, the Illinois Tollway Authority Board approved the rate hike that will kick in on January 1. Passenger vehicles will see a 45-cent per-toll increase. Commercial vehicles will face a 30-percent hike. … |
| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | August 20, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Illinois man charged 8 months after infant son's suffocation death | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-man-charged-infant-son-suffocation-death | ![Livestream][15] #### The Brief * * A 19-year-old Rockford man has been charged eight months after his 5-month-old son died in Mount Prospect. * Police said Kelvin Rudolph left the baby unattended in a bed for about seven hours without checking on him. * The Cook County medical examiner determined … |
| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | August 20, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Itasca police officer fired after alleged misuse of department technology, village says | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/itasca-police-officer-fired-alleged-misuse-department-technology | ![Livestream][6] #### The Brief * * An Itasca police officer is no longer employed by the department after allegedly using police technology for an unauthorized purpose. * The village did not identify the officer or say what technology was allegedly misused. * The matter has been turned over to the … |
| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | August 20, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Chicago ruled out as host city for 2028 Democratic National Convention | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-2028-democratic-national-convention | ![Livestream][1] #### The Brief * * Chicago will not host the Democratic National Convention in 2028 after the party narrowed its list of potential host cities to Boston, Denver and Philadelphia. * The Democratic Party did not say why Chicago, which hosted the 2024 convention, or Atlanta was eliminated from … |
| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | August 20, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | QB Tyson Bagent doesn't travel with Bears, is 'week-to-week' | https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2026/08/20/bears-training-camp-bengals-tyson-bagent-no-practice-hamstring-week-to-week-ben-johnson-nfl | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] CINCINNATI — [ Bears ][7] quarterback [ Tyson Bagent ][8] did not travel with the team to their joint … |
| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | August 20, 2026 | Chicago Reader | The joke’s on us | https://chicagoreader.com/visual-arts/art-review/yang-mai-pay-me-facility/ | What phrase do artists and capitalist America utter most frequently? “Pay me!” Yang Mai’s solo exhibition, “Pay Me”, at Facility comes with an Easter egg. You will find the artist’s Venmo and Alipay QR codes and the words “PAY ME, FUCK EM” lining the storefront window’s inner frames. The oversize, … |
| View Article | 9:01 a.m. | August 20, 2026 | chicago-contrarian | Should Running for Two Offices Simultaneously Be Forbidden? | https://www.chicagocontrarian.com/blog/running-for-two-offices-simultaneously-forbidden | **_You can only occupy one office at a time_ ** In a bit of dialogue in the opening of the _Schoolhouse Rock_ classic song, “I’m Just a Bill,” constituents reach out to their congressman about proposing a new law, and he responds, “You’re right, there ought to be a law.” … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | August 20, 2026 | CBS Local | Chicago-based DJ Tunjo and partner released from ICE custody | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/dj-tunjo-released-from-ice-custody/ | A Chicago-based DJ from Colombia and his partner have been released from the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on bond after being [ arrested at Midway Airport ][25] on Aug. 2. Omar David Panqueva, also known as DJ Tunjo, and his partner were arrested at Midway International Airport … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | August 20, 2026 | CBS Local | Protests planned ahead of Chicago Plan Commission vote on Ford City Mall rezone plan | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/protests-chicago-plan-commission-vote-ford-city-mall-rezone-plan/ | Protesters are planned outside City Hall on Thursday morning over a proposal for a once-popular Southwest Side shopping destination. Chicago's plan commission will vote on a request [ to rezone Ford City Mall ][22] for industrial development. Protests are planned for 9 a.m. ahead of the 10 a.m. vote. Ford … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | August 20, 2026 | CBS Local | Prince Harry and Meghan moving back to U.K. | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/prince-harry-meghan-moving-back-uk/ | Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, are moving back to the U.K., more than six years after they moved to the U.S. and settled into a home in California. King Charles III was informed of the decision on Sunday, and there are no plans for Harry or … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | August 20, 2026 | CBS Local | AI "nudify" apps that can digitally undress any photo pose back-to-school risk | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/ai-nudify-apps-back-to-school-photo-risk/ | A sweet [ back-to-school ][4] photo can be more vulnerable to manipulation in the age of artificial intelligence, with bad actors getting their hands on AI- enabled apps that let them take an innocent photo and sexualize it — all that's required is a photo of someone even fully clothed. … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | August 20, 2026 | CBS Local | Gary, Indiana residents must wait until Tuesday for power, 9 days after storm knocked it out | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/gary-indiana-residents-power-out-until-next-week/ | Nine days after the storm that was to blame for it all, tens of thousands of people yet again woke up without power in [ Northwest Indiana ][1] on Thursday. As of Thursday morning, a total of 63,500 NIPSCO customers were without power in the Northwest Indiana region. In Gary, … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | August 20, 2026 | Capitol Fax | Selected press releases (Live updates) | https://capitolfax.com/2026/08/20/selected-press-releases-live-updates-494/ | |
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| View Article | 9 a.m. | August 20, 2026 | Capitol Fax | Good morning! | https://capitolfax.com/2026/08/20/good-morning-333/ | * Al Green and [ Chicago ][33] … Meeting you has proven to me To be my greatest dream, yeah I’ve apparently trained my algorithm well. Anyway, how’s August going for you? [33]: https://youtu.be/i-F4janxKEw?si=RRnvxBVjd1YvZF77 |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | August 20, 2026 | Capitol Fax | Isabel’s morning briefing | https://capitolfax.com/2026/08/20/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-795/ | * **ICYMI:** Illinois regulators propose allowing licensed cannabis producers to grow outdoors. [ Tribune ][12] … \- In a major reversal, Illinois regulators have proposed letting cannabis companies grow cannabis outdoors, a move that would significantly lower energy consumption and cultivation costs — though home growers would be out of … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | August 20, 2026 | Capitol Fax | Turning Promise Into Progress For Illinois Students | https://capitolfax.com/2026/08/20/turning-promise-into-progress-for-illinois-students-12/ | _[The following is a paid advertisement.]_ Thank you, Governor Pritzker and members of the General Assembly for taking an important step forward for Illinois students with a $26 million investment in free, healthy school meals, a $17 million increase and the largest expansion in over a decade. Your leadership is … |
| View Article | 9 a.m. | August 20, 2026 | Capitol Fax | Governor’s Day coverage roundup | https://capitolfax.com/2026/08/20/governors-day-coverage-roundup/ | * [ Sun-Times ][1] … > Ethics concerns in the Illinois House took a back seat to bashing President > Donald Trump Wednesday for Democrats at the Illinois State Fair, where the > supermajority party launched its sprint to November’s general election with > familiar critiques of Republicans — and … |